What Goes Where - Recology

What Goes Where?

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Recycle
Trash

Accepted Recycling Materials		Unaccepted Recyclables
Metal (no liquids or food) Aluminum cans Aluminum foil and trays (ball foil up to softball size) Caps and lids from bottles, jars and steel (tin) cans Paint cans (must be empty or dry) Spray cans (must be empty) Steel (tin) cans Plastic Bottles (remove caps and place them in your cart) Coffee cup lids Containers and clamshells Corks – plastic Cups and plates (plastic only, no Styrofoam) Molded plastic packaging Toys (no electronics, metal or batteries)	Paper (clean, dry and unsoiled) Bags (paper only, no plastic) Cardboard (non-waxed) Cereal boxes and Paperboard (remove plastic liner) Computer and office paper Egg cartons Envelopes (windows okay) Junk mail and magazines Newspapers Packing or Kraft paper Phonebooks Sticky notes Wrapping paper (non-metallic) Glass (no liquids or food) Glass bottles and jars only (metal caps and lids too)		Batteries Ceramic dishware or glassware Clothing, linens and rags Coat hangers Electronics Foil-backed or plastic-backed paper Food scraps Glass mirrors and windows Juice or soy milk type boxes with foil liner Incandescent light bulbs, Fluorescent light bulbs and HIDs Plastic bags, wrappers or film Plastic items mixed with metal, fabric or rubber Plastic labeled “Compostable” or “Biodegradable” Scrap metal Soiled paper (paper cups, plates, napkins, tissues, towels, take-out boxes and greasy pizza boxes) Styrofoam Waxed cardboard and paper Waxy paper milk or juice cartons Wood Yard trimmings

Accepted Recycling Materials

Unaccepted Recyclables

Metal (no liquids or food)

Aluminum cans
Aluminum foil and trays (ball foil up to softball size)
Caps and lids from bottles, jars and steel (tin) cans
Paint cans (must be empty or dry)
Spray cans (must be empty)
Steel (tin) cans

Plastic

Bottles (remove caps and place them in your cart)
Coffee cup lids
Containers and clamshells
Corks – plastic
Cups and plates (plastic only, no Styrofoam)
Molded plastic packaging
Toys (no electronics, metal or batteries)

Paper (clean, dry and unsoiled)

Bags (paper only, no plastic)
Cardboard (non-waxed)
Cereal boxes and Paperboard (remove plastic liner)
Computer and office paper
Egg cartons
Envelopes (windows okay)
Junk mail and magazines
Newspapers
Packing or Kraft paper
Phonebooks
Sticky notes
Wrapping paper
(non-metallic)

Glass (no liquids or food)

Glass bottles and jars only (metal caps and lids too)

Batteries
Ceramic dishware or glassware
Clothing, linens and rags
Coat hangers
Electronics
Foil-backed or plastic-backed paper
Food scraps
Glass mirrors and windows
Juice or soy milk type boxes with foil liner
Incandescent light bulbs,
Fluorescent light bulbs and HIDs
Plastic bags, wrappers or film
Plastic items mixed with metal, fabric or rubber
Plastic labeled “Compostable” or “Biodegradable”
Scrap metal
Soiled paper (paper cups, plates, napkins, tissues, towels, take-out boxes and greasy pizza boxes)
Styrofoam
Waxed cardboard and paper
Waxy paper milk or juice cartons
Wood
Yard trimmings

Few things, once they are used, are actually trash. Among such things are non-recyclable plastics and other complex materials that were not designed to be recycled.

Accepted Trash Items			Unaccepted Trash Items
Cat litter and animal feces (bagged) Ceramic dishware or glassware Clothing linens and rags Cigarette Butts (extinguished – run under water prior to disposal) Dental floss Diapers Feminine Hygiene Products Foil-backed or plastic-backed paper Glass mirrors and windows Incandescent light bulbs (no fluorescents or HIDs) Juice or soy milk type boxes with foil liner	Mylar (shiny metal) bags (potato chips, candy bars, balloons, etc) Pens and pencils Plastic bags, wrappers and film (not labeled “Compostable”) Plastic items mixed with metal, fabric or rubber Plastic labeled “Biodegradable” only Rubber bands Six-pack ring holder – please cut up Sponges Styrofoam Twist Ties Wood – small pieces of plywood, press board, and painted or stained wood		Appliances Asbestos Batteries Coat hangers Construction debris Cooking oil and grease Dirt, rocks or stone Electronics Fluorescent or HID light bulbs Household hazardous waste or chemicals Large items (furniture, metal, plastic, wood) Liquids or ice Motor oil Needles or syringes Paint Recyclable cardboard, glass, metal, paper or plastic Toys with electronics or batteries